להורדה - מכון ירושלים לחקר ישראל

כל הזכויות שמורות למכון ירושלים לחקר ישראלof similar population into the surrounding metropolitan area; and to create inthe city about 60,000-70,000 high level 'creative' new jobs in the private andthe public sectors. The additional strong population will come from the outside,through the upgrading of the level of non-Haredi families in the city and by theincrease in the number of Haredim who seek professional and high education andhigh level positions.While the focus of the program is on raising the proportion of the strongsegment of the population in Jerusalem, the 'vision' guarantee the preservation ofthe rights and way of life of all parts of the population and takes advantage of thepluralistic composition of the city.The project devote attention, and chapters, to improvements in all aspects oflife in the city — education, culture, urban infrastructure, especially in its center,and services, housing, new high level industries, including in IT and tourism, allnecessary for achieving the goals. 4However, the project specifically concentrateson three elements that serve as the main drivers of the renewal process.The first push will be provided by doubling the capacity of the highereducation and research sectors, based on the strong foundation of the HebrewUniversity campuses and the major medical centers. This will directly createhigh level jobs, will give new momentum to the development of new high-endindustries, and will bring to Jerusalem additional thousands of students who willenliven its urban and cultural life and become ,potential candidates for taking uppermanent residence in the city.The second key element of the project is the development of inter-sectoralnetworks of mutual support: high education and research to industry, to thepublic sector, to the lifting of the education level in the city, to its culture; studentOinvolvement in education, in cultural life, as interns in the new industries etc. Inthis way the whole will far exceed the sum of the sectoral efforts.Finally, the third key element is the assignment of the implementation of theproject to a high level task-force composed of representatives of the government,the municipality, Jewish organizations worldwide, philanthropic institutions andfoundations, and the business community. The task force will be in charge ofdesigning the project, providing its budget and overseeing its implementation.4See the attached Table of Contenets.viii